Fritz: 1992-2008

Fritz: 1992-2008
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Our wonderful dog Fritz left this world today. He had been ailing for some time, becoming increasingly unable to walk, loosing weight and had become incontinent. We called him Buddha dog because he was totally nonviolent. He couldn't be enticed into a fight by even the most aggressive dogs. He was part Australian Cattle Dog which Mary found at the Berkeley Humane Society on 9th St. He hated that place and would stop and refuse to walk if we went anywhere near it. He was born in New York and was adopted by a young college student who brought him home to California. The student's mother had other ideas and took him to the Humane Society. We are thankful for that since he probably would not have been around for us to adopt. In my first meeting with him, I came home from work and walked into the dining room where Mary was sitting and Fritz was under the table hiding from me. He looked out at me skeptically as if to say "You're not going to take me back to that horrible place are you?" In a few minutes we made friends and I assured him that he had a home and could stay as long as he wanted. He moved with us to Mexico in 2003 and loved it here. He never had to wear a leash again.